Oh pshaw, on Sun 25 Nov 2007 12:35:43a, Dan Abel meant to say...

> In article >,
> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>> Oh pshaw, on Fri 23 Nov 2007 06:18:15p, meant to say...
>>
>> > On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:38:36 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:
>> >
>> >>In article >,
>> >> Serene > wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Abe wrote:
>> >>> >> jmcquown wrote:
>> >>> >>> She's one of those people, if she doesn't know what it is it
>> >>> >>> must be terrible. If anyone mentioned sourdough she'd freak.
>> >>> >>> WHATEVER.
>> >>> >> I'd advise to steer clear of mental cases like her.
>> >>> > There's clearly something screwy in her upbringing that has
>> >>> > affected this way. I don't think she sees that she has a choice
>> >>> > in the matter. It's called a mental illness.
>> >>>
>> >>> Why would you blame a person's mental illness on her parents?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Personal experience.
>> >>
>> >>Children learn from their parents. When one is insane, and the other
>> >>avoids the family, then the child learns from that parent. When the
>> >>primary role model is insane, the child has no choice but to learn
>> >>that.
>> >>
>> >>Personal experience. It hasn't been pretty.
>> >
>> > I learned a few years ago from a psychologist that a person can be
>> > driven insane. It's especially true for children because they don't
>> > have many (sane) life experiences to fall back on for a reality
>> > check.
>> >
>>
>> If I'm going to be driven there, make it at least in a mercedes.
>
> You've got it. Of course, if you are going to be insane, it will be a
> virtual MercedesBenz.
>

Presumably to a virtual institution...

--
Wayne Boatwright

Date: Sunday, November(XI) 25th(XXV),2007(MMVII)

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